Ever since Narendra Modi took over as the 15th PM of India on the 26th of this month, new controversies have surfaced. The dream cabinet he presented recently which ushers the logic of “more governance and less government” is being pierced by critics. The first on the radar is the 38-year-old youngest cabinet member Smriti Irani, who has been appointed as the minister of Human Resource Development of India.

With Twitter being the death bed of political controversies today, this one began on the educational qualification of the minister. It started trending on Twitter after Congress leader Ajay Maken began to share his critical thoughts questioning the educational qualification of the minster and whether will she able to deliver. Some of the politically motivated tweets shared by Maken are listed below:

What a Cabinet of Modi?HRD Minister (Looking after Education) Smriti Irani is not even a graduate!Look at her affidavit at ECI site pg 11!

This got Smriti Irani to trend since yesterday; she is holding the top position even today on the India Twitter trends. And on the other hand, Maken who headed the Congress’ communications department in his last role got criticized as “sexist” and “elitist” not only by BJP and Modi supporters but even J&K CM Omar Abdullah didn’t spare him.

To say that someone needs to be educated to be HRD Min is like saying one needs to be a pilot for Civil Aviation or a miner for Coal Min. — Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) May 27, 2014

Cong argument about @smritiirani is nonsense. They must remember, their popular CM in Maha Vasantdada Patil never went to high school. — nikhil wagle (@waglenikhil) May 27, 2014

Is Mrs Gandhi a graduate? Does it matter? “@ajaymaken What a Cabinet of Modi?HRD Minister Smriti Irani is not even a graduate!” — Jehangir Pocha (@JehangirPocha) May 27, 2014

The BJP government has termed the Congress dig on the HRD minister as “unfortunate”. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad contended that she had been given the portfolio by Modi on the basis of her “capabilities”.

“The way Smriti speaks, both in Hindi and English… The Prime Minister has given her the portfolio (of HRD) on the basis of her capabilities,” said Prasad, who also holds the portfolio of Telecommunication and IT.

While we thought the issue has been settled, the controversy gained momentum once again when well known journalist and Modi loyalist Madhu Kishwar criticized Smriti Irani’s appointment as Union HRD minister.

Kishwar, who is quite popular on Twitter, tweeted her discomfort and even challenged the degree that Irani claims to posses.

Smriti Irani’s appointment not the only one disappointing or controversial but its like an avoidable grahna on a bright &shining rising sun!

Speaking to TOI over phone, Kishwar said, “I did not pledge lifelong allegiance to a devotee’s club. If I see something going wrong, I will speak up.HRD is the most important ministry. The country can’t afford to waste another five years. I owed it to India to tell the truth about Modi earlier. So why would I not stand my ground today?”

Looks like the Modi cabinet will have a challenging ride with Congress – which is yet to settle with the collateral damage from elections – waiting to take a dig. Social media will only help fuel the cause.